Jamaica Birth Rate 1950-2024

Chart and table of the Jamaica birth rate from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current birth rate for Jamaica in 2024 is 14.859 births per 1000 people, a 1.64% decline from 2023.
  • The birth rate for Jamaica in 2023 was 15.107 births per 1000 people, a 1.46% decline from 2022.
  • The birth rate for Jamaica in 2022 was 15.331 births per 1000 people, a 1.45% decline from 2021.
  • The birth rate for Jamaica in 2021 was 15.556 births per 1000 people, a 1.42% decline from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Birth Rate
Country Name 2024 Birth Rate
Equatorial Guinea 30.969
Gabon 27.725
Iraq 27.161
Namibia 26.012
Samoa 23.265
Tonga 23.178
Guatemala 22.585
Botswana 21.918
Jordan 20.419
Turkmenistan 20.301
Algeria 19.819
Fiji 19.399
Belize 19.292
Paraguay 19.117
South Africa 18.747
Guyana 18.541
Ecuador 18.185
Dominican Republic 17.681
Kazakhstan 17.477
Suriname 17.255
Venezuela 16.744
Peru 16.639
Libya 16.359
Lebanon 16.131
Mexico 16.069
Iran 15.889
Malaysia 15.602
Jamaica 14.859
Grenada 14.718
Turkey 14.686
Azerbaijan 13.602
Colombia 13.516
Brazil 12.580
Costa Rica 12.449
Armenia 12.015
Maldives 11.807
Montenegro 11.206
Russia 11.108
Albania 10.711
Belarus 10.666
China 10.478
North Macedonia 9.892
Mauritius 9.826
Thailand 9.399
Cuba 9.294
Romania 9.248
Serbia 8.983
Bulgaria 8.618
Jamaica - Historical Birth Rate Data
Year Birth Rate Growth Rate
2024 14.859 -1.640%
2023 15.107 -1.460%
2022 15.331 -1.450%
2021 15.556 -1.420%
2020 15.780 -1.410%
2019 16.005 -1.380%
2018 16.229 -1.040%
2017 16.400 -1.030%
2016 16.570 -1.020%
2015 16.741 -1.010%
2014 16.911 -1.000%
2013 17.082 -1.640%
2012 17.367 -1.610%
2011 17.652 -1.580%
2010 17.936 -1.560%
2009 18.221 -1.540%
2008 18.506 -1.570%
2007 18.802 -1.560%
2006 19.099 -1.530%
2005 19.395 -1.510%
2004 19.692 -1.480%
2003 19.988 -2.720%
2002 20.547 -2.650%
2001 21.106 -2.580%
2000 21.665 -2.520%
1999 22.224 -2.450%
1998 22.783 -1.430%
1997 23.113 -1.410%
1996 23.443 -1.380%
1995 23.772 -1.370%
1994 24.102 -1.350%
1993 24.432 -1.520%
1992 24.808 -1.490%
1991 25.184 -1.470%
1990 25.560 -1.450%
1989 25.936 -1.430%
1988 26.312 -1.740%
1987 26.779 -1.710%
1986 27.246 -1.680%
1985 27.712 -1.660%
1984 28.179 -1.630%
1983 28.646 -0.250%
1982 28.718 -0.250%
1981 28.790 -0.250%
1980 28.863 -0.250%
1979 28.935 -0.250%
1978 29.007 -2.260%
1977 29.677 -2.210%
1976 30.348 -2.160%
1975 31.018 -2.120%
1974 31.689 -2.070%
1973 32.359 -3.310%
1972 33.466 -3.200%
1971 34.574 -3.100%
1970 35.681 -3.010%
1969 36.789 -2.920%
1968 37.896 -1.460%
1967 38.458 -1.440%
1966 39.020 -1.420%
1965 39.581 -1.400%
1964 40.143 -1.380%
1963 40.705 0.720%
1962 40.415 0.730%
1961 40.124 0.730%
1960 39.834 0.740%
1959 39.543 0.740%
1958 39.253 2.570%
1957 38.269 2.640%
1956 37.285 2.710%
1955 36.302 2.790%
1954 35.318 2.870%
1953 34.334 2.950%
1952 33.350 3.040%
1951 32.366 3.130%
1950 31.383 0.000%